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Cabinet Office
Draft Structural Reform Plan
June 2010
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Structural Reform Plans are the key tool of the Coalition Government for making
departments accountable for the implementation of the reforms set out in theCoalition Agreement. They replace the old, top-down systems of targets and central
micromanagement.
The reforms set out in each department’s SRP are designed to turn government on its
head, taking power away from Whitehall and putting it into the hands of people and
communities. Once these reforms are in place, people themselves will have the power to improve our country and our public services, through the mechanisms of local
democratic accountability, competition, choice, and social action.
The reform plans set out in this document are consistent with and form part of theDepartment's contribution to the Spending Review. All departmental spending is
subject to the Spending Review.
We have adopted a cautious view of the timescales for delivering all legislative
measures due to the unpredictability of pressures on Parliamentary time.
Structural Reform Plans
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1. Civil Service Reform
• Reform the civil service compensation scheme, change the model of departmental boards and oversee the Efficiency and Reform
Group
2. Quango Reduction
• Abolish/bring into departments the majority of quangos and enforce new standards for the remaining
3. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy
• Reduce the cost structure of ICT in central government, while supporting technologies which increase citizen involvement, and our agendas of transparency and localisation
4. Driving efficiency in Government Operations
• Improve the efficiency of government operations by driving central management of core functions, including property,communications, procurement and project management
5. Transparency
• Drive the agenda towards transparency in government. Facilitate the immediate release of current data sets and introduce blanketuse of open data standards
6. Support the building of the Big Society• Encourage more Social Action and strengthen the voluntary sector through a programme to make it easier to run a voluntary sector
organisation, get more resources into the sector and make it easier for the sector to work with the State
Departmental Priorities
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ACTIONS1.1 Introduce enhanced Departmental Boards to form collective operational leadership of
government departments
i. Publish new guidance for boards
ii. Support departments to recruit and appoint department non-execs
1.2 Establish with HMT an Efficiency and Reform Group to oversee (a) cross cutting
implementation of £6bn of efficiency savings, and (b) the implementation of spending
review decisions
1.3 Change the appraisal system
i.
Ensure new appointments for the top two layers of the SCS are on fixed term contractsii. Design new Senior Civil Service appraisal process
1.4 Review the exit process for civil servants
i. Change the composition of the Civil Service Appeals Board
ii. Reform Civil Service Compensation Scheme, with appropriate consultation
1.5 Review of Civil Service Terms and Conditions
i. Introduce fiduciary responsibility
Reform the civil service compensation scheme, change the model of departmental boards and oversee the Efficiency and Reform Group
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1. Civil Service Reform
MILESTONES
A. Efficiency and Reform Group established
B. Lead non-execs recruited for every department
C. Put new appraisal system in place
D. Introduce new level of Civil Service redundancy payments
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ACTIONS2.1 Reduce the number and cost of quangos, and abolish or move into government
departments all Public Bodies which do not meet one of the three tests (technical,
transparency or impartiality)
i. Confirm results of the assessment against criteria of Public Bodies with Departments
to identify and implement immediate actions not requiring legislation
ii. Review terms and conditions of board members and employees of Public Bodies
which are to be removed
iii. Draft bill to abolish/change status of relevant Public Bodies
iv.
Establish and have in place a robust implementation plan (for each department)v. Parliamentary process, including Royal Assent
vi. Move and Abolish Public Bodies (with a non statutory function) back into Departments
vii. Move and Abolish Public Bodies (with a statutory function)
2.2 Establish review and transparency procedure for remaining
i. Design new 3 year review process for Public Bodies
ii. Establish new transparent reporting process for Public Bodies
Bring the majority of Public Bodies “quangos” back into departments and enforcenew standards for the remaining
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2. Public Bodies “Quango”
Reduction
MILESTONES
A. Introduce the Public Bodies Bill
B. Launch new reporting/review system for Public Bodies
C. Bring back into department/abolish relevant Public Bodies
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ACTIONS3.1 Increase powers of CIO to drive the integration and improve value for money of ICT
infrastructure
i. Set up infrastructure for new CIO office and increase central CIO powers
ii. Start the roll out cross-departmental asset register on a common ICT infrastructure
iii. Publish performance details on all ICT projects above £1m
3.2 Conduct negotiations with suppliers to reduce annual ICT spend immediately
3.3 Create new procurement process with Treasury
i. Identify cross-department pipeline of upcoming /ongoing tenders/negotiations through
the moratorium and project reviewii. Agree with Treasury conditions under which a project is “released” from moratorium
iii. Work with OGC to develop a new approach to ICT procurement enabling greater use
of SMEs, a much shorter timescale and lower costs to all parties
3.4 Identify ICT projects/programmes to terminate and organise/assure decommissioning
i. Support Department for Education and Home Office in decommissioning / reshaping
Contact Point and ID Cards
ii. Identify computer systems for decommissioning, then conduct decommissioning with
departments
Reduce the cost structure of information and communications technology incentral government, while supporting technologies which increase citizen
involvement, transparency and localisation
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3. ICT Strategy (1/2)
MILESTONES
A. Implement moratorium on contract signings
B. Decommission/Reshape Contact Point and ID cards and other projects/systems
following the project review
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ACTIONS3.5 Create new processes for commissioning and running IT projects and services
i. Create level playing field for open source software and consider government cloud
computing
ii. Establish government wide open standards (including those relating to security)
iii. Establish IT skunk works team to assess and develop faster ways of developing ICT
iv. Publish guidance on the £100m maximum contract size and the aspiration to reduce
the scale of large ICT projects
3.6 Devise a government-wide strategy on digital engagement and enablement
Reduce the cost structure of information and communications technology incentral government, while supporting technologies which increase citizen
involvement, transparency and localisation
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3. ICT Strategy (2/2)
MILESTONES
A. Central renegotiation of large contracts to reduce cost base Dec 2011
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ACTIONS4.1 Centralise commodity procurement
i. Identify list of items to be procured centrally
ii. Communicate changes to departments and roll out central procurement
iii. Identify the threshold for projects to be procured centrally
iv. Communicate changes to departments and roll out central procurement
4.2 Enhance public sector markets
i. Examine existing codes relating to public sector markets
ii. Examine opportunities for further private and voluntary sector involvement in service
deliveryiii. Identify areas for mutualisation
iv. Work with departments to ensure mutualisation
4.3 Change the process for managing large projects
i. Undertake review of significant Government projects
ii. Strengthen and mandate integrated assurance of Government funded projects
iii. Require departments to publish Gateway reports
iv. Communicate and implement changes with departments and establish a visible
reporting regime including a new public Annual report on Major Projects
Improve the efficiency of government operations by driving central management of core functions, including property, communications, procurement and project
management
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4. Driving Efficiency in
Government Operations (1/2)
MILESTONES
A. Central procurement of commodity products established
B. Enhance public sector markets
C. Key contracts renegotiated
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ACTIONS4.4 Cut the costs of existing government contracts
i. Identify list of contracts to be renegotiated and develop market intelligence (including
unit pricing, supplier landscape and industry benchmarking)
ii. Realise the savings during central renegotiation of government contracts
4.5 Review government advertising model
i. Explore payment by results model and explore wider reaching advertising partnerships
4.6 Work with Shareholder Executive supported by HMT to create a central management
model for the ownership of government property
i.
Create models for the strategic asset management of the central civil and operationalestate through the government property unit located in the Shareholder Executive
ii. Impose moratorium on signing new property leases or lease extensions
4.7 Work with DECC and government departments to improve energy efficiency
i. Develop programme of action and performance management regime to deliver 10%
energy efficiency improvements in Whitehall in 12 months
4.8 Simplify and take costs out of services
i. Support departments to simplify services
ii. Support departments to reduce costs of transactional services including putting more
services online
Take steps to open up government procurement and reduce costs
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4. Driving Efficiency in
Government Operations (2/2)
MILESTONES
A. Key contracts renegotiated
B. Property moratorium underway
C. Support spending review on reducing costs of services
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ACTIONS5.1 Enforce greater transparency in central government spend
i. Work with HMT to publish the Combined Online INformation System (COINS)
ii. Publish all new central government tender documents above £10,000 on a single
website free of charge
iii. Work with HMT to require full, online disclosure of all central government spending
iv. All new central government contracts to be published
5.2 Create a new “right to data” in conjunction with MoJ on FOI/legislation
i. Ensure that government-held datasets can be requested and used by the public
ii.
Publish publically-held non-personal datasets on a regular basis, including: (a) crimedata, (b) education data, (c) health data, (d) Parliamentary Bills and (e) real-time MP
expenses
iii. Require public bodies to publish all data in an open and standardised format, so that it
can be used easily and with minimal cost by third parties
5.3 Drive transparent reporting
i. Create a model for an efficiency scorecard
ii. Publish an efficiency scorecard for main government departments
Drive the agenda towards transparency in government, including co-ordinating thequick release of key government data sets
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5. Transparency (1/2)
MILESTONES
A. COINS published
B. All tenders >£10k on a single website
C. Spending >£25k published
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ACTIONS6.1 Make it easier to run a charity, social enterprise or voluntary organisation
i. Reduce the bureaucratic burden on small civil society organisations
ii. Set up a joint CO-BIS taskforce to investigate burdens and provide recommendations
on how to reduce them
iii. Consult on improving the effectiveness of infrastructure to support frontline
organisations
6.2 Get more resources into the sector - social investment, giving and philanthropy
i. Work with HMT to use funds from dormant bank accounts to establish a “Big Society
Bank”, to provide new finance for social enterprises ,charities, neighbourhood groupsii. Work with HMT and other relevant departments, to review options to incentivise more
social investment and philanthropy
6.3 Make it easier for sector organisations to work with the State (1/2)
i. Identify and agree the reform required to reduce bureaucracy and increase trust in the
public commissioning process , while creating a more level playing field for the
voluntary sector
ii. Devise and implement measures to improve transparency; consultation and
accountability in the relations between Sector and State
Support the building of the Big Society encourage more Social Action .Make it easier torun a charity, social enterprise or voluntary organisation, by getting more resources into
the sector and making it easier for sector organisations to work with the State. Ensure
that implications for the disadvantaged are reflected in policy development
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6. Big Society (1/2)
MILESTONES
A. Parliament invited to create a Select Committee for Civil Society
B. Implementation of changes to commissioning process begins
C. First funds from Big Society Bank available
D. Actions to reduce burden of bureaucracy on the voluntary sector
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ACTIONS6.3 Make it easier for sector organisations to work with the State (2/2)
iii. Support the creation of mutuals, co-operatives, charities and social enterprises to have
a greater involvement in public services by giving public sector workers a new right to
form employee-owned co-operatives
6.4 Develop a social norms agenda
i. Explore how to make regular volunteering an element of civil service staff appraisals;
identify and publish data to give greater detail of Government support for social action
ii. Break down barriers to social action and volunteering
6.5 Build the Big Society by encouraging volunteering and involvement in social action
i. Launch a national day to celebrate social action
ii. Train a new generation of community organisers
6.6 Begin development of a National Citizens Service
i. Undertake preparatory work for pilots, identifying appropriate Local Authorities
ii. Develop a roll-out plan
Support the building of the Big Society encourage more Social Action. Make it easier torun a charity, social enterprise or voluntary organisation, by getting more resources into
the sector and making it easier for sector organisations to work with the State. Ensure
that implications for the disadvantaged are reflected in policy development
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6. Big Society (2/2)
MILESTONES
A. Announce date for day to celebrate social actionB. Fund created to support creation of neighbourhood groups
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Coalition Commitments (1/2)
The Government believes that we need to throw open the doors of public bodies, to enable the public to hold politicians and public bodiesto account. We also recognise that this will help to deliver better value for money in public spending, and help us achieve our aim of
cutting the record deficit. Setting government data free will bring significant economic benefits by enabling businesses and non-profit organisations to build innovative applications and websites.
Included in key priorities of the SRP:
• We will require public bodies to publish online the job titles of every member of staff and the salaries and expenses of senior officials
paid more than the lowest salary permissible in Pay Band 1 of the Senior Civil Service pay scale, and organograms that include allpositions in those bodies.
• We will require anyone paid more than the Prime Minister in the centrally funded public sector to have their salary signed off by the
Treasury.
• We will regulate lobbying through introducing a statutory register of lobbyists and ensuring greater transparency.
• We will also pursue a detailed agreement on limiting donations and reforming party funding in order to remove big money from politics.
• We will strengthen the powers of Select Committees to scrutinise major public appointments.
• We will introduce new protections for whistleblowers in the public sector.
• We will take steps to open up government procurement and reduce costs; and we will publish government ICT contracts online.
• We will create a level playing field for opensource software and will enable large ICT projects to be split into smaller components.
• We will require full, online disclosure of all central government spending and contracts over £25,000.
• We will create a new ‘right to data’ so that government-held datasets can be requested and used by the public, and then published on aregular basis.
• We will require all councils to publish meeting minutes and local service and performance data.
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Coalition Commitments (2/2)
• We will require all councils to publish items of spending above £500, and to publish contracts and tender documents in full.
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We will ensure that all data published by public bodies is published in an open and standardised format, so that it can be used easilyand with minimal cost by third parties.
The Government believes that the innovation and enthusiasm of civil society is essential in tackling the social, economic and political
challenges that the UK faces today. We will take action to support and encourage social responsibility, volunteering and philanthropy,and make it easier for people to come together to improve their communities and help one another.
• We will support the creation and expansion of mutuals, co-operatives, charities and social enterprises, and enable these groups to have
much greater involvement in the running of public services. We will give public sector workers a new right to form employee-owned co-operatives and bid to take over the services they deliver. This will empower millions of public sector workers to become their own boss
and help them to deliver better services.
• We will train a new generation of community organisers and support the creation of neighbourhood groups across the UK, especially inthe most deprived areas.
• We will take a range of measures to encourage charitable giving and philanthropy.
• We will introduce National Citizen Service. The initial flagship project will provide a programme for 16 year olds to give them a chance todevelop the skills needed to be active and responsible citizens, mix with people from different backgrounds, and start getting involved in
their communities.
• We will use funds from dormant bank accounts to establish a ‘Big Society Bank’, which will provide new finance for neighbourhoodgroups, charities, social enterprises and other non-governmental bodies.
• We will take a range of measures to encourage volunteering and involvement in social action, including launching a national day tocelebrate and encourage social action, and make regular community service an element of civil service staff appraisals.